TIDEWATER CHURCH OF CHRIST

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” — Matthew 6:14-15 We have all been hurt by someone in our life. Perhaps we’re emotionally scarred because of someone else’s actions or words, and those memories are hard to shake out of our minds. And what God requires of us—to forgive—is one of the hardest commands to follow. But it’s a subjec

In Luke 12:1, “an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another,” to hear the teachings of Jesus. And Jesus, as always, doesn’t disappoint. He begins the chapter by warning His disciples about hypocrisy, then moves on to the fear of God (v. 4-7), and finally, the need to confess Christ before men (v. 8-12). Jesus is then interrupted by a man in the crowd—a man who has a specific request for Him (v. 13). But Jesus doesn’t resolve this

A few weeks ago, we examined the value of local church membership, and the privileges that come with that. In addition, we looked at four responsibilities, including the responsibility to maintain unity (John 17:21). If the unity that God wants is going to exist and be maintained, then we all must play a role in that. And the pattern that God has set forth in the New Testament requires the effort of every member. We can look at the early Christians — specifically in Acts 2 an

Just as the heart in the physical body is the chief organ, the chief organ of our spiritual life is the mind. It governs our decisions, actions and intentions. Everything flows out of the heart (Prov. 4:23). Do you have an anger problem? You have a heart problem. Do you have a greed problem? You have a heart problem. And so on and so on. While man looks at the outward appearance, the Lord looks at the heart — who you really are on the inside (I Sam. 16:7). Let us examine the